The Government has unveiled sweeping gains in judicial reform, highlighting rapid digitization, a nationwide network of fast-track courts and expanded legal aid as key steps towards reducing pendency and ensuring faster justice delivery as mandated by the Constitution.
Emphasizing that...
Since 2014, a total of 170 women judges have been appointed to various High Courts across the country, including 96 in the last five years. In the Supreme Court, six women judges have been appointed during this period.
As per...
The Government of India’s efforts to establish the country as a major centre for arbitration have gathered pace over the past decade, with several reforms and new institutions coming into focus.
Although the Arbitration Council of India — a seven‑member...
The Government of India has introduced a series of measures to ensure affordable, high‑quality and speedy legal services for all citizens, including persons with disabilities (Divyangjans). Under the Legal Services Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987, every person with a disability...
In a move aimed at supporting young legal professionals, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has confirmed that several states—including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand—have already introduced stipends or financial assistance programmes for junior advocates. These benefits...
In a major initiative to reduce the burden on India’s judiciary and enhance access to justice, the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, has introduced significant measures during 2025–26. These reforms include large-scale judicial appointments and the...
The eCourts Mission Mode Project, launched to improve access to justice through technology, has emerged as one of India’s most transformative judicial reforms. Implemented in three phases, the project has created a robust digital ecosystem for courts across the...
Over a century ago, on February 01, 1922, Dr Hari Singh Gour, a distinguished lawyer and Deputy President of the Central Legislative Assembly of British India, in his speech in Legislative Assembly, had vociferously said “the removal of the...
Rising pendency of cases in all the 25 high courts of the country has remained a cause of worry for the entire judiciary. One of the major factors contributing to the increasing pendency of court cases is the vacancy...
Speedy and timely disposal of cases, with litigants getting justice without delay forms the core of a healthy justice delivery system. And to achieve the same, the Supreme Court of India has time and again pressed upon the need...
